chapter 1 Flashcards
Cyanosis
sigh-ah-NOH-sis
cyan/o means blue and -osis means abnormal condition or disease (discoloration of the skin from lack of oxygen in the blood)
Erythrocyte
eh-RITH-roh-sight
erythr/o means red and -cyte means cell ( a mature blood cell)
Leukocyte
LOO-koh-sight
leuk/o means white and -cyte means cell (white blood cell)
Melanosis
mel-ah-NOH-sis
melan/o means black and -osis means abnormal condition or disease (any condition of unusual deposit of black pigment in body tissue or organs)
Poliomyelitis
poh-lee-oh-my-eh-LYE-tis
poli/o means grey, myel means spinal cord and -itis mean inflammation (a viral infection of the grey nerve tissue of the spinal cord)
Neuroplasty
NEW-roh-plas-tee
neur/o means nerve ,-plasty means surgical removal (the surgical repair of a nerve)
Neurorrhaphy
(new-ROR-ah-fee
neur/o means nerve, -rrhaphy mean surgical suturing(suturing together the ends of a severed nerve)
Tonsillitis
ton-sih-LYE-tis
Tonsill means tonsils and -itis means inflammation( inflammation of the tonsils)
Tonsillectomy
ton-sih-LECK-toh-mee
Tonsill means tonsils and -ectomy means surgical removal(surgical removal of the tonsils)
Gastroenteritis
gas-troh-en-ter-EYE-tis
gastr/o means stomach, enter means small intestine and -itis means inflammation (inflammation of the stomach and small intestine)
Cranium
KRAY nee-um
Cran/i means skull and -um is a noun (pertaining to the skull)
Cardiac
KAR-dee-ack
Cardi means heart and -ac is an noun (pertaining to the heart)
Gastrosis
gas-TROFI-sis
gastr/o means stomach and -osis means abnormal condition or disease (abnormal condition or disease in the stomach)
Pathology
pah-THOL-oh-jee
Path means disease and -ology means study (the study of diseases)
Gastralgia
gas-TRAL -jee-ah
-algia means pain and suffering and gastr means stomach (pain in the stomach, also known as a stomachache)
Gastrodynia
gas-troh-DIN-ee-ah
gastr/o means stomach and -dynia means pain (pain in the stomach)
Gastritis
gas-TRY-tis
gastr means stomach and -itis means inflammation (inflammation of the stomach)
Abdominocentesis
ab-dom-ih-noh-sen-TEE-sis
abdomin/o means abdomen and -centesis means a surgical puncture to remove fluid (a surgical puncture that removes fluid for the abdomen)
Angiography
(an-jee-OG-rah-fee)
angi/o means blood vessel and -graphy means the process of recording (the recording or x rays of the blood vessels)
Angiogram
AN jee-oh-gram
angi/o means blood vessel and -gram means a picture or record (a picture or recording of the blood vessels)
Myoplasty
MY-oh-plas -tee
my/o means muscle and -plasty means surgical repair (the surgical repair of a muscle)
Arthroscopy
ar-THROS-koh-pee
arthr/o means joint and -scopy means visual examination (a visual examination of the joint)
Hepatomegaly
hep ah-toh-MEG-ah-lee
hepat/o means liver and -megaly means enlargement (abnormal enlargement of the liver)
Arteriomalacia
ar-tee-ree-oh-mah-LAY-shee-ah
arteri/o means artery and -malacia means abnormal softening (an abnormal softening to
the walls of an artery or arteries)
Arterionecrosis
ar-tee ree-oh-neh-KROH-sis
arteri/o means artery and -necrosis means tissue death (tissue death to an artery or arteries)
Arteriosclerosis
ar-tee-ree-oh-skleh-ROH-sis
arteri/o means artery and -sclerosis means abnormal hardening (abnormal hardening to the walls of any artery or arteries)
Arteriostenosis
ar-tee-ree-oh-steh-NOH-sis
arteri/o means artery and -stenosis means abnormal narrowing (abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries)
Hemorrhage
HEM-or-idj
hem/o means blood and -rrhage means abnormal excessive fluid discharge (a large amount of blood loss within a short time period)
Myorrhaphy
my-OR-ah-fee
my/o means muscle and -rrhaphy means surgical suturing (the surgical suturing of a muscle wound)
Diarrhea
dye-ah-REE-ah
dia- means through, and -rrhea means flow or discharge (the frequent flow of loose or watery stools)
Myorrhexis
my-oh-RECK sis
my/o means muscle and rheuis means rupture ( the rupture of a muscle)
Prenatal
pre-NAY-tal
pre- means before, nat means birth, and
al means pertaining to ( pertaining to before birth)
natal
NAY-tal
Nat means birth and al means pertaining to (pertaining to birth)
Perinatal
pehr-ih-NAY-tal
peri- means surrounding, nat means birth, and -al means pertaining to(the time and events that surround the birth)
Suffixes meaning “pertaining to”
-ac , -eal, -ior , -al, -ical, -ory, -an, -ial, -ous, -ar, -ic, -tic, -ary, -ine
Suffixes Meaning “Abnormal Condition”
-ago, -esis, -ia, -iasis, -ion, -ism, -osis
Suffixes as noun endings
-a, -e, -um, -us, -y
Prefixes Describing Direction, Quantity, Size, and Amount
Ab- away from, negative absent Ad- toward, to, in the direction of dextr/o: right side sinistr/o: left side ex- out of, outside, away from In- in, into, not, without Macro- large, abnormal size, long micr/o, micro- small Mega-, megal/o- large, great olig/o- scanty, few Pre- before Post- after, behind
Contrasting Prefixes: Opposites
ab- means away from. Abnormal means not normal or away from normal.
dys- means bad, difficult, or painful. Dysfunctional means an organ or body part that is not working properly
hypo- means deficient or decreased. Hypotension is lower-than-normal blood pressure.
intra- means within or inside. Intramuscular means within the muscle.
ad- means toward or in the direction of Addiction means being drawn toward or having a strong dependence on a drug or substance.
hyper- means excessive or increased. Hypertension is higher-than-normal blood pressure.
inter- means between or among. Interstitial means between, but not within, the parts of
a tissue.
sub- means under, less, or below. Subcostal means below a rib or ribs.
super-, supra- mean above or excessive. Supracostal means above or outside the ribs>
Otorhinolaryngology
(oh-toh-rye-noh lar-in-GOL-oh-jee)
ot/o means ear, rhin/o means nose,laryng means larynx or throat, and -ology means the study of ( the study of the ears, throat, and nose)
